Chapter Four
“I told you so,” the voice said as she was turning out the lights in the kitchen.
Mary shrieked in surprise and whirled. The ghost hovered in the corner. “Oh my God, I’d forgotten all about you.”
“I told you the broken stuff would be worth it,” the voice said. “It brought Tom here. He hasn’t wanted to come to this house in a while.”
“You know him? Wait. Are you…?
“Yes, of course, I’m Annie,” the ghost said. “Please don’t tell Tom about this. Not yet. He’s a good man, the best, and I want him to be happy again, but I don’t think he’s ready to know about this. It would just hurt him again. If your relationship works, and I think it will, then you can tell him about this on the day you marry.”
And eight months later, Mary did tell him about Annie and how she’d helped bring
